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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

13 reviews

oceange's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Death, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Classism, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Misogyny, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Excrement, Racism, and Islamophobia

dua_liepard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Gore, Child death, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Colonisation, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Sexism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

melissahawco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Torture, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Cancer, Excrement, and Vomit

lexipedia1693's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I was recommended this book to help build my understanding of India in preparation for my international education job. It was very well crafted with many very stirring passages and definitely helped me understand modern India more. It also took me a VERY long time to read and it felt like things came together too much-- the amount of coincidence just felt unbelievable. I also found the ending, even with a bit of hope, to be incredibly depressing, enough to dissuade me from recommending the book. Overall a beautiful book that I'm glad I read, but also with some flaws. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Caste violence

margaretrose's review

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Excrement, Police brutality, Child death, Classism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Islamophobia, and Gore

dashes101's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A book I'm glad I read but would never recommend without many, many warnings. It's set during the Emergency in India and discusses major themes -- the role of capitalism, fate, trauma and trauma responses, history, Indira Ghandi and her effects on India, nationhood, femininity, masculinity, nihilism to name a few. The characters seem real and you will scream, cry, shake, or whatever you do when you read something horrifically shocking. Mistry really crafts his writing to pack a punch. If you want to learn more about Indian history without picking up a textbook, definitely read the warnings and then pick this one up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Gore, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Animal death, Ableism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death, Suicide, Violence, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

izzyknight's review

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the most beautiful books I have ever read. So totally devastating and gorgeously crafted I was transported into the harsh world created in the pages. The moments of joy filled me with hope that maybe this time things would get better for the characters only for despair to follow in such unimaginable amounts I actually gasped aloud reading the suffering they had to endure. One of my new favourite books ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

em8ly's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The type of book that I look up from it and I wonder why other people around me don't feel the pain I am feeling reading the book, as they go about their lives. Written beautifully and exceptionally, the relationships made in the book were an enjoyment to see come to fruition but so much of the sadness could have been hard to take in if I weren't in the mindset to read this book that I was. Overall, a fantastic read and a good look into what life was like during The Emergency. I definitely would recommend you be 18+ to read this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Islamophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Suicide

shag_un's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Slavery, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Excrement, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

tealdavis's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A magnificent book which tackles  themes of deep connection and immense love, corrupt control and unjust abuse, overwhelming poverty and the spaces of joy which are carved amongst fault and death. The novel follows the deeply flawed characters through mistrust and violence, highlighting man’s own wits end and insane perseverance. “Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Murder, and Suicide